FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THE STRUGGLE TO LOSE WEIGHT IS A LIFE-LONG CHALLENGE. BUT A NEW WAY TO SHED POUNDS IS GETTING TESTED OUT RIGHT HERE IN THE PIEDMONT... AND AS KIMBERLY VAN SCOY SHOWS US... IT REQUIRES LITTLE TO NO EXERCISE.. 01 21 54 59 SU OPEN: CAMERON AND WANDA...WHAT IF YOU COULD GET A SHOT THAT WOULD PREVENT YOU FROM EVER BEING OVERWEIGHT ...A VACCINE AGAINST OBESITY! IT MAY SOUND FAR FETCHED BUT IT COULD HAPPEN AND SOON. RESEARCHERS AT BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER HAVE DEVELOPED WHAT THEY ARE CALLING AN OBESITY VACCINE. CLIP #2 @ 9:04:29 IT WORKS ON A HORMONE THAT IS IN CONTROL OF YOUR METABOLISM. SO WHAT YOU'LL DO WITH THIS VACCINE IS BURN FAT MORE RAPIDLY AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET RID OFF 9:04:42 THEY'VE TESTED IT ON MICE... AND LOOK AT THE RESULTS. THE MOUSE ON THE LEFT ATE A LOW FAT DIET, THE ONE IN THE CENTER ATE A HIGH FAT DIET AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT ALSO ATE A HIGH FAT DIET BUT IT WAS GIVEN THE VACCINE AND AS YOU CAN SEE IS MUCH SLIMMER! CLIP 1 @ 9:01:21 IS THIS SOMETHING THAT COULD EFFECTIVELY END OBESITY IN AMERICA? POSSIBLY 9:01:26 SO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WITH THIS POSSIBLE VACCINE. THEY'LL BEGIN TESTING ON PRIMATES AND IF THEY GET SAME RESULTS AS THEY GOT WITH THE MICE, THE NEXT STEP WILL BE TO TEST IT OUT ON HUMANS. KVS WXII 12 NEWS